Islamabad: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) joined the nation on Tuesday promoting the concept of ‘Green Pakistan’, by planting a number of saplings of fruits, vegetables and trees at main lawn around its Academic complex.
It has been a regular practice of the University to take part in nation-wide campaign, making the country clean and beautiful, said Dr. Shahid Siddiqui. It also aimed at motivating the youth to help in developing pollution free environment, he added.
The VC announced that the University will arrange similar tree-plantation event at a bigger level on August 14.
The event was jointly arranged by the University’s agriculture department and Academic Staff Association.
The NGO has provided 60 saplings to the University to involve its students and academic staff in the campaign.
In its efforts to promote ‘Green Pakistan, the University regularly takes part in various flowers’ competitions and has been winning top positions due to hard-working of the University’s gardeners.
A botanical garden was recently set up at AIOU main campus for promoting research in horticulture sector. The botanical garden works as open lab with documented collections of living plants for scientific research, conservation and display.
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